Measuring chromatic dispersion and modal interference with an optical  time-domain reflectometer

Vincent C. Y. So; Michel Lessard; Paul J. Vella

doi:10.1117/12.145049

1 September 1993 Measuring chromatic dispersion and modal interference with an optical time-domain reflectometer

Vincent C. Y. So, Michel Lessard, Paul J. Vella

Author Affiliations +

Optical Engineering, Vol. 32, Issue 9, (September 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145049

Abstract

Introducing a wavelength-tunable source and a wavemeter, make it possible to modify a conventional optical time-domain reflectometer (OTDR) to measure chromatic dispersion and modal interference levels in addition to transmission attenuation, return loss, and fiber length.

Citation Download Citation

Vincent C. Y. So, Michel Lessard, and Paul J. Vella "Measuring chromatic dispersion and modal interference with an optical time-domain reflectometer," Optical Engineering 32(9), (1 September 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145049

Published: 1 September 1993

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available